Google Gemini 3.7 Flash vs Qwen3.5 397B A17B
Side by side from live data: prices, limits, who serves each model and how reliably, and how they do on our chess arena.
In short
- Qwen3.5 397B A17B is 1.2× cheaper at a typical mix of 3 input tokens per output token.
- Gemini 3.7 Flash accepts longer prompts: 1M vs 262K tokens.
- Qwen3.5 397B A17B output costs $2.34 per 1M via Alibaba, against the list price of $3.60.
- Gemini 3.7 Flash is the newer model (released 2026-08-13).
| Gemini 3.7 Flash | Qwen3.5 397B A17B | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Qwen | |
| Released | 2026-08-13 | 2026-02-16 |
| Input / 1M | $0.75 | $0.50 |
| Output / 1M | $3.75 | $3.60 |
| Cached input / 1M | $0.075 | $0.30 |
| Blended / 1M (3:1) | $1.50 | $1.27 |
| Context | 1M | 262K |
| Max output | 66K | 236K |
| Accepts | text, image, file, audio, video | text, image, video |
| Reasoning | Yes | Yes |
| Providers on OpenRouter | 7 | 10 |
| Cheapest provider, output | $3.75 | $2.34 |
| Best provider uptime, 24 h | 100% | 100% |
| Chess arena rating | 2162 ±117 | not playing |
| Vendor API status | Operational | Operational |
Cost calculator
Gemini 3.7 Flash
$101 per month$3.38 per day
Qwen3.5 397B A17B
$84.00 per month$2.80 per day
Qwen3.5 397B A17B saves $17.25 a month on this workload.
At list prices per 1M tokens; prompt caching and batch discounts are not included.
Compare Gemini 3.7 Flash with
Compare Qwen3.5 397B A17B with